Family reunited with daughter abducted 10 years ago

A family was reunited with their teen daughter ten years after she was abducted by her father.

Man’s bedding was making him sick in odd case of 'feather duvet lung'

For three months, a 43-year-old man in Scotland felt sick and fatigued, often experiencing breathlessness with no relief. He sought medical attention and was subsequently diagnosed with a lower respiratory tract infection. Initially, his symptoms remedied — breathing became a bit easier and he felt less tired. But a month later, his health regressed. Further analysis led to a diagnosis of an unusual, but very real, condition.

Transplant doctor rejects damaged donated lungs from chain-smoker

A doctor in China was forced to reject a pair of donated lungs that came from a deceased 52-year-old who had spent 30 years of his life chain-smoking.

Prince Andrew: I stayed at home of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because it was convenient

British media have slammed Prince Andrew's effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a woman who says she was trafficked as a teenager by Jeffrey Epstein, branding the interview a public relations disaster.  

Man dies of broken neck after chiropractic treatment

The family of a man who died of a broken neck after a chiropractic treatment wants the chiropractor charged in criminal court.

Venice hit by record third exceptional tide in a week; other parts of Italy struggle with weather woes

Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to an out-of-season avalanche.

Several former altar boys claim they were molested at the Vatican

A scandal over alleged sexual molestation and abuse at the Vatican's youth seminary is growing, with more former papal altar boys alleging inappropriate behavior by priests inside the Vatican walls.  

Anti-racism groups protest 'Black Pete' Christmas tradition in the Netherlands

The Dutch version of St. Nicholas arrived Saturday in the Netherlands in an annual children's party that has become the backdrop for increasingly acrimonious confrontations between supporters and opponents of his sidekick, Black Pete.  

US-born Alabama woman who joined ISIS is not an American citizen, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Thursday that an American-born woman who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group and now wants to return to her family in Alabama is not a U.S. citizen.

Michigan teacher found tortured to death in Dominican Republic 

A Michigan elementary school teacher was bound, gagged and strangled to death in her apartment in the Dominican Republic, where she had been teaching.

2 wounded in apparent pirate attack on ship in Gulf of Mexico

The Mexican navy says two Italian crew members were wounded in an attack by armed assailants who boarded their ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

Two people diagnosed with plague in China

Two people were reportedly diagnosed with the highly infectious, potentially fatal pneumonic plague, which is also known as the Black Death, in a Beijing hospital, Chinese authorities revealed Tuesday.

Venice declares state of emergency, 'on its knees' after second-worst flooding ever recorded

The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of euros in damages.

2 in China diagnosed with plague responsible for Black Death

Two people were reportedly diagnosed with the highly infectious, potentially fatal pneumonic plague in a hospital in Beijing, Chinese authorities revealed Tuesday.